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Quick little fix that I love
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One pet peeve I had on board: The cabinet doors in the galley are “drop down“ and attached with ball chain. These chains continuously snap or came loose. I replace them with small stainless steel cable. Issue is resolved… Love it.
Link to Amazon item: DGOL 100 feet 5/128 inch (1 mm) 316 Stainless Steel Rope Wire Marine Railing Cable,7x7 Standard Core,100 ft,with 20pcs Crimping Sleeves https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08MSXTP9Q/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_4KN5MDH2GG8BM228K74C?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1   |
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I like your idea. My cabinet chains keep breaking, too, and I could totally use this.
What do you use to crimp the fittings that come with the kit? Are they small enough to just use pliers or wire crimpers? -- Jeff Bird S/V Priorities C400 #53 Milwaukee, WI mysailingfix.com |
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Tom Sokoloski
Jeff, The crimps could probably be done with a pair of pliers, but a crimping tool would be better. I have one similar to these (although I didn't splend nearly as much as this Klein tool costs!). Using the "non insulated" part of the crimper, it bends over and crimps in at the same time, making a sturdier crimp, while a pair of pliers simply crushes. Tom Soko Juniper #307 Noank, CT On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 10:38 PM Jeff Bird <boilerfan737@...> wrote:
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If you really want to make it pretty, use solder instead of crimping. Use a piece of shrink wrap to finish off the look. For an even nicer appearance, dip the entire loop into Plasti-Dip.
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On Oct 1, 2021, at 7:22 AM, Tom Sokoloski <tomsoko@...> wrote:
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So I just used a wire crimper...worked just fine. But I love the idea of shrink wrap...wish I had thought of it!
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